Migrant Caravan Swells to ‘Over 7,000 People’ En Route to US Border, Says Organizer

Migrants from Central and South America take part in a caravan attempting to reach the Mexico-US border, in Tapachula, Chiapas state, southern Mexico, on April 23, 2023. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

The migrant caravan heading to the U.S. southern border has been estimated to have grown to more than 7,000 people by one of its organizers, who has criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the immigration crisis.

Caravan organizer Irineo Mujica, a U.S. citizen, said the caravan had swelled since Monday by about 1,000 to more than 7,000 people, reported Reuters on Wednesday. Mexican authorities had estimated its size at around 3,500 participants.